The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-21

The municipal officers have given George Read
permission to erect and maintain stationary
engine.
The Knights of Labor will give n baked bean
supper and dance at their hall in this city this
Thursday evening.
Mr.. William Davis, who lives near the Upper
last Thursday morning.
Mr.. II. f. Mcdonald has bought fine carriage
horse, four year old mare after Black Rock. The
latter has record of go.
Mr.. Nathan White, who lives just outside the
city, Is % years of age and SO afflicted with rheu
matsm that he cannot walk erect, yet one day last
week he split wood all day.
a private letter from Ottawa, Canada, under
date April 49, says at is raining for the first time
for six months, but VIC still keep our furnace 60
ing, ami the snow is about six feet deep"
Mr.. W. F. Thomas, of this city, formerly of the
firm of Mitchell 4 Thomas, is going into the in
surancc business, and will soon open an agency
here. He has fire, life and accident policies. He
has taken Office room with Mr.. X. W. Rogers, Main
street.
Mr.. Chas. Milliken of the Augusta House last
week gave party of his friends a salmon dinner,
and the. kennebec Journal says that the salmon
was one of the first Penobscot fish Of the season.
1t weighed nineteen pounds and was captured at
stockton by Mr.. James NJ. Treat.
BEANS BARGAINS. Our readers in Searsmont
and vicinity will be interested in the fact that Mr.
E. L. Bean has begun an unparalleled mark down
q fart day He has ma p
sweeping reductions in prices, and next week we
will give some of his quotations. But don't wait
for the advertisement call on Mr. Bean and see for
yourselves.
Mr.. Joseph Shaw, collector of Waldo, left that
town suddenly dozen years ago, and it not
known what became of him. He took of the
towns money. Ills wife believed him dead, and we
learn has remarked. A now writes from
California that his father is living in Burlington,
Vermont, and that he called to see him on his way
out.
Mr. Charles A. Ellis, of this city, has leased the
hotclat Lincolnvlle Beach and is putting the place
in order for summer visitors. Capt. Pcndleton
who drives the stage will have charge of the stable
Mr.. Staples, the former proprietor is on the road
as 4 commercial traveller Mr.. Ellis has had cN-
pcriencc in the business and says he intends to
keep Il first class house.
The following from the Society column of the
Washington ID. c., Evening Star of the 18th will
interest the Belfast friends of the laes men,
toned:
Mrs. A. $. Monroe and Mrs. F. \. NJ. Hopkins
gave pleasant tea yesterday from to /. The
rooms were decorated with palms and flowers.
Mrs. Monroe wore black satin and thread lace, and
Mrs. Hopkins wore superb dress of pale blue,
with cascades of white lace. Mrs. Webb, of Rich
mond, poured the tea, and Miss Schley, Miss Nc
Dowell, Miss Edie, and Miss Fleming assisted in
entertaining the large company.
The Branch Mills correspondent of the Kennebec
Journal writes under date of April 18th Last
Tuesday evening on returning home Bracket
Andrews found his wife lying dead upon the floor.
She prepared an early supper for an aged relative
boarding with her. While eating it, he heard her
fall and on looking around he saw her lying upon
the floor; he spoke to her, she did not reply but
groancd and moved slightly. Admonishing her to
get up she took cold he retired to his room, and
about two hours afterward when her husband re-
turned he found her lying there.
There are three men in this city who in the past
were connected with each other in the theatrical
| business. Mr.. J. W. wilkins, retired act +, who
playing in 1855 with Meyers 4 lsonifacc Il cir
cult comprising Lawrence, Lowell, Salem, New
buryport, Portsmouth and Manchester, and Mr..
| Benz F. Haskell now in the car,ling and wooden
business Il, the Head of the Tide, Belfast, was a
| member of the same company and took the part of
a walking gentleman. Mr.. W. ii. Clifford, the
barber, was property boy with theatre company
of which Mr.. wilkins was member.
| GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKERS. Attention
| is called to the advertisement of the Fcrnald
Bros, granite and marble workers i'll this city.
This firm is turning out some of the handsomcst
cemetery and monumental work ever seen in Bel
fast. They have eight completed monuments on
| exhibition at their place of business, no two of
| which are alike in design. 1t will repay one to
| call and examine them. The Fernad Bros. are
| the only firm in Eastern Maine working both
granite and marble who do all their work
even to polishing. The polishing machines
are run by steam. They use Oak Hill and Lin
colnvillc granite, or any other the customer pre-
fcrs, and employ only first class workmen. The
| public are cordially invited to call at their place of
business the shoe factory and learn prices
and examine the work.
ELECTRIC LIGHT. Mr.. II. A. Foster, represent
|
of Boston, was in Belfast last week to work up an
interest in that business. Mr.. H. +. Mcdonald has
taken hold of it and will make an effort to organize
local company. A plant for a thirty arc light
will cost about $1,000. 1t is intended to take pow
err from Mr.. ii. +. Pierces dam the east side.
One light, with the power of several gas Jets
will cost 20 cents per night burned until T. O'clock
The city pays about 800 per year for lighting
the Streets and it can be done better with electric
| light for $500 Mr.. Mcdonald visited Watervile
last week and found the people enthusiastic over
the electric light thirty arc plant was put into
that town a short time ago which has been increas,
ed to ninety lights. Col. Bangs, of Wateryie,
says it is of the best local enterprises ever in
| stituted in that town.
| Personal. Gen. J. D. Rust, of Camden, of the
| city last week ...Mr. W. a. Fauncc, of Toledo,
Ohio, Is visiting his parents in this city 80. Capt
| George +. Ames of Washington, ID. c., was in
Belfast last week on a visit 1.-The Portland EN-
| press says Col n ii. Hubbard, of Winterport
| Me-, has just returned from Florida and joined
| his wife and daughters at Mrs. Annable's board
| ing-house, and IL Beacon street, Boston, where
they have passed the winter and will remain until
June. Rev. L. ID. Palmer, of Winchester, Mass,
was in town last week to attend the funeral of his
step mother. Mr.. III. Ii. Jenkins and son. of
| Whitman, Mass, are in the city on Il visit, the
| guests of Capt r. ii. Coombs. 900. Mrs. Mark
| Andrews and children, of this city, are in Boston
| on visit. George A Bailey of Belfast has been
elected on the board Of directors of the New Eng
land Association of the Theta Detalhi. ;. Repre-
| sentative Aver, of Montville, was i'll the city
| Tuesday M. +. Dodge of Plymouth, Mass,
| formerly of Belfast, is in town on visit. He re-
| turns Monday.
| MARINE MATTERS. Capt. j. w. Burgess, of
| this city, has gone to New York to take command
| of sch. Fannie A. Gorham. Capt. WEIGH, who is
| iii, will come home. Capt. James McKcen, of
| SCH Nellie S. Pickering, arrived home last week,
| and Capt. Flowers will take the vessel for a short
| time - Sch Ring Dove, partially loaded with
lime at Rockland came to Belfast and finished her
cargo with hay, at Uazcltines. She is bound to
| ST. Augustine ..... Steamer Mount Waldo put
in here Thursday morning. She left New
York the 10th with coal for Portland, dis
| charged there and came east light. She pro
ceeded up river the same day and loaded granite
at Frankfort for New lork.......The veteran
sch. N. Clifford is fitting out for business. The
Long Island packet Edith Capt. Williams, made
her first trip of the season last Thursday, and
new paint and elbow grease have made her as fine
as :. fiddle. The Edith is of the smartest
boats of her inches in these waters and Capt VIII